Dezeen Daily

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Space Copenhagen renovates landmark Arne Jacobsen hotel using updated classic furniture

Radisson Blu Royal Hotel by Space Copenhagen

Space Copenhagen has re-introduced original features and furniture as part of a comprehensive refurbishment of Arne Jacobsen's iconic Royal Hotel, which is nearing completion in the Danish capital. More ›

 
 

View the best wooden architecture via our updated timber Pinterest board

Following plans for the world's tallest timber tower in Tokyo, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to wooden buildings, which includes a French social housing project with a slatted facade, and a latticed community centre by German students. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

 
 

Lucy Kurrein's modular sofa "rejects the conventional working environment"

Movable table tops for working at a laptop and hangers for storing coats can be incorporated into this modular sofa, created by British designer Lucy Kurrein for Offecct. More ›

 
 

This week, UNStudio and OMA unveiled plans for buildings in France

This week on Dezeen, UNStudio won a competition to design a cultural centre featuring a rooftop cinema in Paris and OMA revealed plans for a six-sided glass courthouse in Lille. More ›

 
 

HHF Architects adds pergola-like extension to traditional Swiss villa

House S Garden Pavilion by HHF Architects

This extension to an historic villa in the Swiss town of Arlesheim by Basel-based studio HHF Architects features an expressed steel frame intended to provide a contemporary counterpoint to the house's traditional architecture. More ›

 
 

Glass-bottomed pool extends from Honolulu tower by SCB

Anaha by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

A skyscraper in Hawaii has become the latest to feature a vertigo-inducing swimming pool, allowing brave swimmers to look down through its transparent base. More ›

 
 

Joe Doucet's graphic rugs celebrate America's transgender community

Transcendence by Joe Doucet

New York-based designer Joe Doucet has designed a collection of rugs bearing bold graphics, supporting the rights of transgender people living in the US. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a book of photos showing New York and Los Angeles from above

LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York

Dezeen is giving away five copies of LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York – a book brimming with aerial images that architect Jeffrey Milstein took while leaning out of helicopters and small aeroplanes. More ›

 
 

Thomy toolkit could make life easier for children with type-1 diabetes

Children with type-1 diabetes can administer insulin in a way that is both easy and fun, using this toolkit created by Mexican designer Renata Souza Luque. More ›

 
 

Egg-shaped micro home allows inhabitants to live off-grid

This captioned movie shows an ovoid micro home by Slovakian firm Nice Architects, which was designed to allow its owners to be self-sustainable and move where they want. More ›

 
 

Canopies and porticos shade outdoor spaces at Albert Frey's Palm Springs City Hall

Palm Springs City Hall by Albert Frey

Our series covering modernist architecture in Palm Springs continues with the city's municipal building, designed by Swiss architect Albert Frey to include large canopies over its entrances – one with palm trees growing through its centre. More ›

 
 

Jay Osgerby selects 14 designers to create installations for Collect Open craft exhibition

Jay Osgerby has curated 14 designers working with craft to present "thought-provoking" installations based on timely issues for this year's Collect Open exhibition. More ›